Orphan Opossum Care

This is the first week taking care of an orphan possum. You can see it as the video progresses that she gets her much stronger and is putting on weight nicely. We hope you enjoy and hopefully this answers a few questions that you may have!

[@highDparr]

I just ended up with a baby opossum. My dog tried to kill it, and then my ever so loving family threw it in the garbage and said it would die one way or another. So I dug it out, and I've been smuggling it with me to work and hiding it in my car when I'm home. Even though its tried to bite me a few times, it's still a THOUSAND times nicer than any other animal I've dealt with, including feral 3 week old kittens, baby chicks, I've even had meaner rabbits. The only thing this critter has tried to do is defend itself from the strange giant that brings food and water. I hope more people make videos like this, it's really hard to find care videos for opossums.

[@icyfire6879]

Thats how my family is! Do u still have the baby?

[@jessec9576]

@@icyfire6879 no

[@jessec9576]

@@misty3043 yes

[@fayprivate7975]

Bless your courage and ❤️

[@guineapiglady2841]

Did it lived!?

[@barbd9887]

Opossums get a bad rap. They don’t get rabies, they are not mean, only when confronted. And they are so soft to touch. I personally love then, same as I do all animals!

[@sahej6939]

So true! They are so sweet

[@denisemezynski8014]

Barb, You are a True Animal LOVER, not hating on another animal cuz of the way they behave, look, smell, attack, etc !! If we are going to care & Love Animals? It has to be ALL of Them ......not just SOME!! Love Your Comment 💝 💓 😍

[@2Guys1ControllerShow]

You love spiders and scorpions?

[@barbd9887]

@@2Guys1ControllerShow 👍🏻.

[@joshchan7609]

pretty sure they are pest

[@lukeschultz6886]

If everyone shared your kind heart, the world would be a much better place. Thank you for taking care of this sweet little baby.

[@KC-dg9pu]

I'm feeding a stray cat outside of my house and just discovered last night I am inadvertently feeding a possum too!

[@ashleynicole6510]

I’m currently raising 3 of them that I found. And I’m 19 weeks pregnant. So I’ve got my hands full. Lol. Wish me luck. I love my little guys

[@lunajune5233]

Good luck sweet creature!🌞🌻🐾

[@Rippleskip]

out of curiosity, how did this turn out?

[@alicewilloughby4318]

I'm not sure whether to envy your baby if s/he has pet opossums from day one or pity her because they only live about three years, but it will be an enriching experience for hir!

[@dylanrechtfertig6167]

We’re 18 weeks pregnant with one possum!

[@dylanrechtfertig6167]

That’s crazy

[@lizm9115]

Bless you dear sweet lady, awesome job and such patience. You have a kind heart and a true nature's gift. 🐾🐾🍁🍂🦋🦉🌻🎯

[@draculena]

such a sweet and comforting video... i feel like i’ve been wrapped in a warm blanket

[@makeracistsafraidagain]

That's wonderful. Saving a little baby. You are really a great person. We found an adult opossum who had lost his eyesight and was starving. We treated his eyes and cleaned him up. He ate a ton. We let him in the bed and he slept with us for two years. He became a gentle sweetheart. It was illegal for us to keep him in California and no Vets would take him as a patient.

[@delorestaylor8114]

How sweet! Brings back memories. Many years ago my son and his friend came across a possum accident. The kits survived and the boys each brought one home to care for. We named him Knuckles. The little sweetie drank from an eye dropper for about a week, then graduated to canned cat food. He slept in a towel tucked in our armpits. The two kids and I had Real nurturing to do until he was a sturdy tot. He became a beautiful adult with a loving personality. He was our Putin’s Possum.

[@JudahWest2706]

I hate how much people think possums are bad. They’re such amazing and helpful creators.... well unless you have chickens.

[@JudahWest2706]

@David Lee opossums eat 5000 ticks a year while grooming themselves. They also eat other bugs and pests

[@hexane8]

Just googled, he was pretty meat-averse. So those of us who have eaten chickens should not cast the first stone (against O'Possums) why is there an O there btw

[@terrestrialcreature7481]

@@hexane8 Yeah one killed one of our chickens a day ago and instead of eating the hen it just ate her eggs

[@fealubryne]

Such an absolute cutie, and your knowledge is invaluable!

[@eleSDSU]

Thanks for being kind and saving that lovely girl :3

[@reign6of6e6terror]

Best wishes for you & your sweet critter😃🐽

[@denisemullins6949]

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[@harlondavid1225]

You are a beautiful human being! Thank you for saving this little baby. I hope their doing well. Not sure how long they live but hopefully it's nice and healthy🙂👍

[@vintage6346]

At the end, the possum is thinking, "You're bald mommy, but I love you anyway."

[@wolfhowl5691]

Aww she's the cutest thing I've ever seen!

[@katherinaJee55]

cute animal....hope you can have a lot of happy days together....the animals are great

[@johnharris7353]

Thank you for caring and God bless you!

[@brucejordan655]

YOUR AWSOME!!!Thank you for what you do😏

[@pamelagibson1248]

Little one is precious.

[@vadermasktruth]

This most random video showed up in my suggestions. A lady making a opposum pee! WTH?!? ......and I love it! What a great video, I learned so much about these animals! Bravo!!!

[@Lisa-ux5ll]

Precious♥️ We Done The Same Raising Kittens, Helping Them Urinate...And Bottle Fed Them, This Baby Is Precious...Thank You For Sharing, And Caring💕

[@BlondeExplorer1]

She is gorgeous and smart. Was she able to be released into the wild or did you keep her? I hope she had a long life. Thank you for loving and caring for her.

[@AVengefulSoul]

I've handled opossums for 30 years. I use a Q-tip with warm water to stimulate urination, etc. Much more gentle than a paper towel. But Everyone uses their own methods. Thank you for caring and taking care of little piggy.

[@MA-fg5hz]

@Tiffanee Niitsu hi Tiffanee, I know its been a year since your comment but if you're around what do we do if the baby doesn't want the food? She's 3.49 ounces and we just rescued her from a raccoon yesterday, she's ok. But needs to eat. We are trying to feed marsupial milk from syringe but she doesn't want it. Thanks

[@AVengefulSoul]

@@MA-fg5hz you can try puppy formula

[@MA-fg5hz]

@@AVengefulSoul Thank-you so much for replying. The pup formula is the same as the marsupial milk, just specifically for possums but I have that too so I can try to see if it's more appealing to the lil girl:) she just adorable. tiny lil thing.

[@AVengefulSoul]

@@MA-fg5hz Not a problem. Maybe that will help. ^^

[@lowfrequencyfilms]

Oh my goodness, i wish i had a possum buddy

[@tecacotes]

She is in such good hands 😍 All the Best for both of you

[@critterallywithjohnernest.]

She is beautiful. Very heart warming!

[@debbiecameron407]

Thank you for sharing your experience and information about opossums, I love them also so sweet.

[@r4nd0mStuff]

She's such a cute little critter, thank you so much for saving her.

[@heeramunkalleeanee4855]

I love to see baby opossum yawning!

[@eannicole205]

Thank you for saving her 💓

[@Lolabelle59]

God bless you taking care of these beautiful creatures, particularly the orphans.

[@yellowbird2157]

Thank you so much for this helpful video. It is one of my dreams to raise a possum. ❤

[@maryhopkins9546]

I had a tiny baby a few years ago they are very unique animals I had her for 2 years or so for a while I had a baby squirrel also . They were both very tiny at first I kinda had to figure it out . Glad you put some hints like the stimulating them to go to the bathroom like momma cats and puppy's ect. Some people just think mom is cleaning them

[@YourCreatorGod]

Been there done that ..carried mine in my shirt pocket and fed him during my college classes.

[@pmd7771969]

I love opossums Bloodviking

[@deassfgh7807]

❤️ it warms my heart so much it made me chuckle a little bit. I love this little guy

[@chinasi07777]

She is a cutie! But almost blind from trying to read tiny letters, lol

[@bridgetgobea1858]

They are really small i can't read them.

[@chinasi07777]

@@bridgetgobea1858 lol, glad I'm not alone....thought I was a meany for saying it...what a cutie.

[@lunajune5233]

Yes. Sorry about that! 😕

[@chinasi07777]

@@lunajune5233 No worries 😺😸

[@shelly-annjohn4965]

Oh my goodness isn't she cute? So cute ha ha.

[@fayprivate7975]

Beautiful possum and beautiful video!

[@pamelaskwat1312]

Yeah she's really sweet little little thing well good luck with you and her she's really adorable

[@stephaniecorcoran1870]

She's soooooooo cute!!!

[@skippygirl959]

You are a true hero

[@alicewilloughby4318]

She's so cute!

[@valkyre420]

So Stinkin CUTE!! ❤❤❤

[@duckmann5000]

Fantastic Informative and great video Thank You so Much for Posting 💯⭐️

[@goldenangel9293]

Awesome little opossum

[@shelly-annjohn4965]

Oh my goodness he is so cute love him very tiny.

[@Genesis992]

This is the CUTEST thing ever!

[@-jeff-]

I'm glad I adopted my opossum just at the age where it was starting solid food.

[@OFFICIALLUSH]

I just found one about this size today. Thanks for the info

[@HolySpiritActivated]

I'm trying to comfort but she is hissing 😅 I love her naming her misty

[@karenj4854]

This video produced some of the craziest-ever, nonsensical "baby talk" from me. Such as, "LookItDaWuhhhhh!!!" You are such a good person to do this!

[@derek.avincent5822]

No disc golfers here? I clicked on the link because of the driver you used. Great video! Thanks!!

[@prestoncheapbtheadphoneste3010]

Wow. Amazing.

[@citylotgardening6171]

Great video thank you

[@marystellarosetarot5700]

"Listen Hot Rod" 😆❤

[@miasoculpa8490]

She's a sweet girl. I wish grammar schools could teach kids about wild animals, so there's less fear and hopefully more compassion for other living things who R different.

[@jul...949camiers]

Trop mignon il a était adopter tout petit et il vit en intérieur il est en sécurité😍😍😍😍

[@i_CARLYYYYY]

Omg how cute 😍

[@rossferguson6504]

Sweet!

[@Artemis_7274]

That's so sweet! Thank you so much for taking care of this adorable opossum. How is she doing nowadays?

[@lunajune5233]

She is wonderful!! She sleeps around 18 hours a day, always has. lol She is two years old now! See some of my most recent videos, where she is full grown and my best friend!♥️🐾

[@Artemis_7274]

@@lunajune5233 Adorable! I'll make sure to check them out soon

[@jamiedempsey3182]

@@lunajune5233 do you know how to sex babies? My neighbor found a single baby in her yard and I'm caring for it, but would like to know if it's a boy or girl.

[@Jop3lius]

5:25 She is actually trying to climb on your back like she would do with her mother, i know this comment is not really relevant anymore but did you ever try to let her freely climb your arm and see were she goes, what she would have consider being your 'back'?

[@lunajune5233]

Oh yes. Always on my shoulder and in my shirt. lol Well not so much in my shirt anymore, she is as big as my cats now. But Ms.Posey still rides on my shoulder and she holds my hand with her tail. ♥️🐾

[@lunajune5233]

Also ,when I wash my hands, she is on my shoulder freely roaming about! And thank you for your question! 🙃

[@tigermoth61]

We don't have them in the UK, which is a good, thing, because of the close proximity to roads, anywhere you live. I was sad to read that they only live 2-2.5 years. it would break my heart to raise such an adorable creature only to have it die so early.

[@user-gc2ed3io9g]

What type of milk did you give him or her to drink

[@Emerald1dx3]

What a little sweetheart

[@sophiar6996]

Can you show us one that’s the size to let go? I found one but not sure if I should take it to TWRC or not. It comes out at 6:30am and eats the other possums throw up from eating almonds peanuts and apples. 😢

[@shawnadee7744]

Adorable

[@ceciliagajardo4379]

Que hermoso 💗😍

[@micheleobrien1516]

Thank you for having this video. My nieghbor found a baby possum on thier front steps very weak and asked if I would take it. I rescue anything so I said I'd give it a shot. I'm learning alot very quickly thanks to folks like you. It's doing better already, puppy formula 3x and its perking up. Thanks again!

[@lunajune5233]

Yes esbilac goats milk diluted with clean water 😊

[@Raccoon_Mama.]

My husband and I THOROUGHLY enjoyed this video...not sure why it popped up in my suggestions but it's great. We adore wildlife! I have a couple videos posted to my oen channel of my raccoons....... What state are you in June?

[@prestoncheapbtheadphoneste3010]

At least the lady washes her own hands 🙌.

[@Lewdi]

So cute

[@williammchale5356]

That's cute.

[@hipretty]

💗💗💗

[@wildflower2793]

So, they are not white when they are little? I thought they were. I had an odd run in with what I thought was baby opossum but now seeing a baby here I don't think that's what had crept into my tub! It was a small fluffy white opossum and we were equally frightened of one another. xD

[@killette2]

Some can be all white. I forget what it's called but it's not albino. I'm sure you can google white opossum and find out more info

[@lunajune5233]

Not very often, but the albino opossum does exist! They are at very high risk of being spotted by predators, due to them not being able to camouflage themselves. How this helps answer your question. And thank you! ♥️🐾

[@tjwrongwaymead8374]

Truly precious. I at this moment have a mama with 9 babies at that age. They are just starting to venture out and lick some watermelon and yogurt . What's the best gruel to mix up ?

[@delorestaylor8114]

She’s a little honey 🍯

[@giannij.centenocenteno6675]

Hi there, love the video. Mom and rescued an injured opossum last night. Maybe a broken front left arm or worse? We are trying to get professional help for him quickly but no one has responded to our emails or phone calls. We haven’t got a clue how to help him now, that he is safely indoors, in my enclosed shower. We would really, really appreciate any advice you can offer to us. We really want to help him if possible. Thank you very, very much. Gianni & Mamma from Maryland 🙂👋🏼

[@caromarger2470]

It's so cute :) I have an opossum that keeps coming by my house every night poor thing is in bad shape

[@delorestaylor8114]

The algorithm just misspelled my description of the name. It was Purina Possum. Good grief, they don’t know when to leave things alone.🧐

[@vbrigham]

Since I found out I have opossums and skunks living under my decks I have been watching a bunch of videos on them! Learning what I can. I'm afraid I will be seeing babies run around my yard this spring! As much as I would love seeing that, I dread seeing it in the city! I feed the guys now with winter coming up, but should I? I know that will keep them around, but I can't help my self! I know how hard the winter is on any animal in the city. I use to feed stray cats, but there doesn't seem to be very many anymore. Beside I have neighbors that help out with the cats now. I use to rescue the cats, and find homes for the babies. But what do I do if the Opossums have babies? They are wild and the laws are not the same as cats.

[@lunajune5233]

If the critters outside are with mum, they are ok. If you see a juvenile opossum without it’s mom and he or she is less than 7 inches long (nose to tail) it needs to be taken to a rehabber.

[@theautodan7095]

PSA: its easier to "relieve" them with a damp napkin/towel vs a dry one. This is a happy camper...

[@kayceeglass6952]

I currently just acquired a baby possum and need to know what the ratio is on the puppy replacement milk and water?

[@blkcrappyescorts1374]

❤️

[@midnightstarr5413]

What is she eating on plate? Thank you. My daughter just rescued one from a cat. So your video gives her and I hope we can save him or her

[@toppyboss1098]

Just found two what do you feed them?!

[@jeannettelarrea9960]

I just found an opposum five days ago it was in a rat trap. I thought it was dead but when I removed the trap it started to move. I’ve been caring for it since. It is able to walk but I’m afraid that a 😊

[@ShawnHeinrich-fl7xr]

I'm raising my second baby possum right now. The first one was a female who we had to put her mother down in our yard. We raised her until she was big enough to fend for herself. I taught her to forward as well as I could seeing as how I'm kind of a forager myself. This one we have now is also a female. What I worry about is if the time comes for her to go and she refuses. She was welcomed into my home she will not be kicked out against her will. Incomes the legalities. I live in Texas. I looked at the laws the best I can but I'm not very good at this sort of thing. I come from the world with very little technology. Can anybody give me any pointers?

[@tracyyarbrough3358]

I want one to raise!

[@amberhendrix5753]

How do you know when they are ready for other foods like worms?

[@Germinator1990]

cute babypossum :V

[@clayzabobb3733]

I just found one and it’s mom was dead I really don’t know how to care for it

[@lorraine9242]

did the opposum survive?

[@skaterboy1114]

I’ve got my first rescue and I just got him home it might even be a she very very small possibly a broken front leg and I don’t know the first thing about taking care of a possum any suggestions

[@Pashasmom1]

Are the baby males as active? I had domestic pet rats, and the females were always busy busy busy! At what age do they start slubbing?

[@dblplatnum1]

How much did you feed her at first ??

[@lunajune5233]

dblplatnum1 In the beginning (upon take in) only around 3 milliliter diluted Esbilac Puppy Formula every 2 hours. Then when she started eating on her own it was a mixture of unsweetened organic applesauce and the puppy formula (diluted) and ate until satisfied. If you have any future questions please message us at #PoseyPossum on FB. ♥️🐾

[@lindahyatt5020]

So dang sweet

[@purplebabushka852]

Do you have to tube feed?

[@amberenergyhealertarot6617]

Just so all of you "aw cute, I'm going to go keep the one in my garage and make it my kitty's new brother" viewers are aware.....leptospirosis, tuberculosis, relapsing fever, tularemia, spotted fever, toxoplasmosis, coccidiosis, trichomoniasis, and Chagas disease. They may also be infested with fleas, ticks, mites, and lice. Opossums are hosts for cat and dog fleas. So be sure to quarantine and test before introducing it to any domestic mamals, including yourself. 🙄 But, with that out of the way, they are freaking adorable and they are super soft. And just like wild rats carry disease, and feral cats, it is just important to take standard precaution. I would for sure adopt one though if I knew my kitty would be safe from getting sick. Too cute

[@1DEAD2ALIVE]

I've found one at approximately 3:50 of this video please contact me on how to care for it.. it was crossing the road at night alone and I stopped my car and picked it up what do I give it and how what can I do

[@amlidsatierf5455]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@honkymonkey9568]

how much do you dilute the puppy replacer?